Massage appliance.



PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

E. SI SAIGHMAN. MASSAGE APPLIANGE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1s. 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED APR." 3, 1906.

E. S. SAIGHMAN.

MASSAGE APPLIANGE.

APPLIOATIONHLED JULY 1a, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

,van ywhereby an applicator moved longitudinally vUNITED STATES ArnNr vrino.

Specification of 'Letters Patent.

Patented April s, 1906.

Application filed July 18, 1904. Serial No. 216,937.

T0 all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. SAIGHMAN, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Massage Appliances; and I o hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in4 massage appliances, and more particularly to an appliance or applicator adapted to operate upon more or less wrinkled surfaces for the purpose of eradicating the wrinkles.

Heretofore in massage-a plicators of various kinds resort has been liad sometimes to suction devices, and sometimes (as in my former applications for United States Patents Massageapplicators, iiled January 2, 1904, Serial No. 187,453, and Method and apparatus for treating the skin and subjacent tissues, filed May 31, 1904, Serial No. 210,361), hot and cold applications have been used in massage treatment. In the use of massage for the purpose of removing the wrinkles it is desirable and necessary to a ply as much tension as ossible transverseljy the wrinkles and simultaneously draw Athe blood thereto by suction and aided by thermal applications. The applicators .now in use are not well adapted for this purpose owingto their construction and shapes and method of application.

The object of this invention is to provide apparatus for the purpose described of the Wrinkle acts to apply pressure transversely thereof and isalso adapted to be applied at any temperature intermediate the extremes of temperature to which the skin can be beneficially exposed.

A further object of my invention is to pro# vide, in connection with the applicator, means for wiping or drying the surface after each movement of the applicator and to aHord in one instrument having any desired cross-sectional form attachments capable of ready insertion or removal and affording/means for applying the treatment described.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and more fully pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sec- .ed a tension device.

l tion of a device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same with the suction device omitted. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of an applicator of a slightly ,dif. ferent form and showing ahose for connection with the suction device,not shown. Fig. 4'is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fi 3, butshowing a different attachment for yt e application of pressure and tension. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a and with the wiper omitted. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view ofthe same.` Fi 9 is a vertical section of one form of a doub e applicator. Fig. 10 is an end view of the same. Fig. 11 is a .bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 12

. is a vertical section of an applicator having a resilient spiral tension device therein. Fig. 13 is a bottom lan view of the same. Fig. 14 is a view simi ar to Fig. 12, showing a different form ofthe tension. Fig. 15 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 16 is a section similar tovFig. 14, showing an interior cup acting as a't'ension device. Fig. 17 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig.' 18 isa bottom plan view of a double applicator similar to that illustrated in Figs. 9 toll, but having circular -mouths or a double-tension device. Fig. 19 is a 'bottom plan view of a similarappliance having three mouths or openingsl at the bottom. Figs. 20, 21, and 22 are similar bottom plan views showing various arrangements of the mouths or openings adapted to apply pressure at the desired angles and any of which are capable of being'substituted in any ofthecups asa tension device. Fig. 23 is a vertical section of another form of my invention. Fig. 24 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 25 is a vertical section of a device embodying my invention and havin narrow openings in which is adj ustably seat- Fig. 26 is a bottom plan Fig. 27 is a fragmentary illustrating -a construction view of the same. sectional detail whereby different or any shaped bottomA openings vmay be provided and in which the edges are resilient.

As shown in said drawings, A in Figs. 1 and 2 indicates 4a suction-cup, which may be constructed of metal or any desired material having high thermal conductive power, such as metal, glass, or hard rubber. Said cup, as shown, is provided with a neck or nipple a, adapted to aiiord connection with the bulb and through which the air is eX- diierent tension device therein IOO IIO

of'he'at andtransverse tension. X Tivoted on the cup at the rear of the same 1 hausted to the cup. The bottom or mouth of the cup may assume any suitable form, dependent upon the character of the surface to berytreated and the nature of the treatment applied. As shown, said cups at their mouths are each rounded .on the front outer edge and rear inner edge to adapt the same for moving over the surface'treated without endangering abrasion. As shown, the cup on its iront side is provided with an external downwardly-directed shoulder a2, and a rubber or vother resilient band C is engaged around the cup, thereby affording a recess at the front of the cup below said shoulder, `adapted to receive cotton-wool, spon e-rubber, or other absorbent material c, W ereby moisture can be applied to the surface treated simultaneously with the application by means of a resilient 4yoke d, which conveniently may beformed of wire, is a wiper or drier D, comprising a roll of any suitable i absorbent material carried on said yoke and adapted to be swung upwardly'toward the bulb 'or downwardly into en agement with the surface treated at the of the operator.

' Within the cup is adjustably secured a tension and pressure device capable of operating ulpon the surface lto afford lateral .tension simu taii'eously with lthe a plication of suctionfheat, moisture, and ongitudinal pressure and massage. These interior tension devices may assume many diHerent forms here'- inafter described, dependent upon the character of the surface to be treated land the nature of the treatment indicated.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a shoe E, shaped to correspond approximately to the horizontal section of the cup, but much'smaller and the bottom having a relatively flat under surface transversely and slightly upwardly rounded at the ends and is rigidly secured in advance of its centre upon a threaded rod c, which extends through the suction-aperture in the top of the cup and is supported 1n place by bar-nuts e e2, which engage in the top of the cup and on the top of the ni Aple a and acts to support said shoe at t e desired height within the cup. Said shoe is thus rigidly held at the adjusted height in the cup and exerts a smoothingpressure upon the wrinkled surface drawnupwardly'into the cup by suction, and inasmuch as the skin is l drawn up between the shoe and the sides of the cup the pressure and tension is lateral of the line of movement of the cup. As shown,

a recess is provided in the bottom near the front of said shoe adapted to receive cottonwool, sponge-rubber, or other suitable absorbentv material c, adapted to apply mois- -ture and heat to the treated surface, as 'before described with respect to the cup. Said recess may, if preferred, be cylindrical and tllireaded to aid in retaining the material in ace.

p The cup A', as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, is constructed as before described, with the exception that downwardly-directed shoulders a2 are provided both at thefront and rear of the cup, adapted to contain absorbent pads c, retained in place by a resilient band C, as before described. As shown, also, a tube fc',

adapted to be connected with any suitable means for exhausting the air'from the cup, is connected with the nipple al in lieu of the bulb X. (Shown in Fig. 1.) Asshown, also, in lieu of the shoe E, before described, a yoke c3 is rigidly engaged upon a threaded rod e, similar to that before described, provided with nuts e e2, whereby the same is adjusted vertically and rigidly secured in the cup.

1 Journaled inl said yoke transversely of the cup are rollers E', each of which is provided on its periphery with a spiral rib e, which may be formed of a raised surface on the roller or awire, thread, orf other suitable flexible material wound about the roller and secured thereto and which when the device is pushed over the surface to-be treated acts to apply pressure and tension laterally of the direction vof motion of the cu In the construction illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, in which the downwardly-directed shoulder ai is shown extending entirely around the-cup AZ, a resilient edge or rim of rubber a5 is provided at the mouth of the cup, 'which may be vulcanized thereto or otherwise secured in place, and a layer or band of absorbent material c3 and a resilient band C', such as before described, is engaged above the same. Said cup is manifestly capable of being used in connection with the tension and pressure devices before described. As shown, however, the cup is provided with a pressure and tension shoe E2, carried upon the threaded-rod e, as before described, and similarly adjusted within the cu and which is shown provided with vertica apertures extending therethrough, the side walls of which are concave and which provide transverse .ribs e and curved side ribs.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 the cup A3 is substantially identical with the cup shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the exception that the same is made somewhat thicker on the front side of the same and upturned to afford an upwardly-rounded nose extending to a vertical recess in the front of th'e cup, in which is secured absorbent material c4, such as before described, retained in place by the resilient band C. Within the cup is shown two parallel tension and pressure shoes E3,'similar to that within the cup A, which are connected at their tops by a transverse bar e7, in which the threaded rod e is rigidly engaged and which afford means for rigidly but adjustably supporting the same within the cup.

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sien-1s pro'ects into said recess and aids in holding sai absorbent material in position. Within each of said cups, as shown, is supported a shoe E4 similar to the shoe E, before described, and in the top of which is adj ustably secured a thread-shaft es, which bears against the top of the cup and is adjusted as to height by screwing said rod into or out of the shoe. At each end of the shoe and permanently attached at the top thereof are springs e9 and e1, which bear against the front and rear of 'the cup and act to hold the shoe'in place.

In the vconstruction illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13 avcup corresponding with the cup A,

before described, but nearly circular in form,

is shown, within which, supported upon the threaded rod e, which rigidly engages at its center, is aresilient spiral E5, which when adjusted to proper heig t acts to apply pressure to the surface raised within the cup by suction and owing to its spiral form and resiliency actsto massage the same during the` operationI of the cup, exerting tension and pressure in all directions.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 14

and 15 the cup A is constructedof metal or other suitable material and invested With rubber a7 or like material, which may be vulcanized thereon, if` preferred, and, as shown, has a downwardly-directed shoulder as, extending around the cup, adaptedwhen the band C is secured' in place to afford a recess for the absorbent material c3, as before described. Said cup is so constructed to afford firm but resilient lip edges, which afford yielding pressureupon the surface treated.

Within the cup may be provided with any of the pressure-tension devices before described; but, as shown, the threaded rod e, as before described, carries at its lower end a grid E6, comprising arallel rounded bars 611, concave longitudina y on theirunder sides and rigidly connected to ether above their bottoms. About each ov said bars is spirally wound a wire o rthread e2, affording a desirable medium acting to press the surface laterally, while conveying moisture thereto.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 16 and 17 the cup A7'is'similar in form to the cup A, but is shown Without the vulcanized material, and within the/same is a cup E7,

,having rounded edges. This cup is secured ulion a rod e, as 'beforedescribed, and acts W enthe air-,from .the cup A7 is exhausted to press the included surface downwardly,-

pinching the skin and subjacent tissues between its edges and the edges of the cup A7.

. The construction illustrated in Figs. 18 to 22, inclusive, illustrates various forms of the tension and pressure device indicated by E8, E9, E10, E11, and E12, adapted to be carried Within the cup, or, if preferred, the cups themselves may be constructed as shown in said figures. In Fi 18 a double deviceis shown having circuIar downwardly-opening mouths. In Fig. 19 three downwardly-opening: mouths are provided, arranged each at an apex of a triangle. In Fig. 20 the mouths on the .device are oblong and arranged' oblique. In Fi 21 the mouths are curved and arranged obli ue, and in Fig. 22 the mouth is the'shape o a horseshoe.

In Figs. 23, 24 the cup A8 is constructed in the form of a pencil, having a small orifice and is provided on the front side thereof with a tube C2, shown as integral therewith and adapted to contain the absorbent material c5, similar to that before described. In the cup A (illustrated in Figs. 25 and '26) the mouth of the cup is extended peripherally to afford a relatively broad smoothing contact with the surface treated. The edges thereof are turned upwardly and provided with elongated apertures therein. Said cup, as shown, is provided with a long narrow opening therein, and seated therein is a tension-shoe E13, closely apertured and adapted when the wrinkled portion of the skin is drawn upwardly within said cup to apply pressure thereto. v A

If preferred, any of the various forms indicated for the mouth of the c up ma be pro- IOO vided by constructing the cup as in icated in Fig: 27, in which the cu A10 is rovided with an interior and circum erentia shoulder (L12, aording a seat adapted to receive a complementally-shaped ppper rim a1 of a removable mouthpiece 0,11. Said mouthpieces, as shown, are constructed of metal coated with rubber or enamel' or other suitable material adapted to afford a smooth or non-corroding finish. These mouthpieces may of course aord any desired conformation, and any of the tension devices hereinv shown may be used in connection therewith, aording advantageous forms for applying tension and pressure to the surface treated.

The operation is as follows: Whatsoever form of cup is used the wrinkle or Wrinkles aresmoothed out by applying the mouth of the cup longitudinally over the wrinkled surface treated. The tension or. spreading de- IIO vice within the cup should previously be ad- I justed to a height to be brought into' a `positive contact with the treated surface when maximum inward pressure is obtained, thus .acting to massage the surface drawn within the cup during the treatment. In applying hot or cold applications to the surface treated ISO n the skin.

the drier D is turned upwardly, as shown in Fig. 9, and the cup is dipped into water or medicament of the desired temperature until the apparatus attains the same temperature. The absorbent material carries a considerable quantity of this fiuid, and the heat of the same and the heat of the rest of the apparatus is transferred to the treated surface during the application when used. During the treatment the drier is turned downwardly7 into contact with the skin treated, thus taking' up the moisture as the cup passes over y When interior. rollers E are used as spreaders or tension devices within. the cup, a smoothing action is effected, as before described, inasmuch as the s iral ribs e4 e4 thereon act to'force the tissue aterally of the travel of the cup, thus exerting simultaneous pressure and a drawing action upon the skin highly beneficial for the purpose stated. The cups are ordinarily constructed of or invested with a material affording a smooth con- .tact for the skin and of such a nature as to avoid discoloration. This also is true of the spreaders or tension devices used.

Obviously Whatever the form of the cup any of the various internal shoes or tension devices may be employed. I have shown but a few typical forms for said devices, as it is evident any conformation whereby. a spreading action is effected upon the skin within the cup is included in my invention. So, too, other means may be employed for adjustably but rigidly supporting the tension devices at the most effective point to afford a maximum action upon the inclosed area.

Any different means may be provided for applying moisture or medicament to the surface treated during the operation or for thermally affecting the same, and many details of construction and application may be va-V ried without departing from the principles of this invention.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination with a suction-cup, of a shoe carried therein and means 'adjustably supporting said shoe above the mouth of the cup and adapted to regulate the pressure of the shoe upon the surface treated.

2. The combination with a suction-cup, of a shoe therein ositioned to contact with the surface treate means acting to regulate the tension of the shoe upon said surface and al)- sorbent material engaged in the walls of said cup. L 3. In a suction-cup, a threaded rod extending) upwardly through the suction-a erture., a ar nut engaging above and be ow the same and ada ting the same for adjustment vertically in t e cup and means carried on the-rod acting to exert tension and pressure upon the surface included within the cup. 4. A suction-cup provided with a recessin the side walls thereof, absorbent material in said recess, a shoe in said cup 'and means' for adjusting saidlshoe with respect to the mouth of the cup. f'

5. A narrow suction-cup, a shoulder inthe side walls thereof, a band inclosing the cup and formn a recess below said shoulder, a 7o shoe in sai cup and means adjustably engaged in the top of said cup adapted to adjustably support said shoe.

6. A cup for the purpose specified comprising a rigid structurel aording a relatively long narrow mouth having inclined edges, means on said cup affording a recess at the front `of the same and moisture-carrying means in said recess.

7. In a suction-cup) having a narrow 8o o mouth and having the ttom inclined outwardly and upwardly at the top and an im wardly and upwardly inclined surface at the rear thereof, a lshoe rigidly but adjustably supported therein, above the mouth of the cup and means adapting the same for carryingmoisture to the surface treated.

8. The combination with a suction-cup of conducting material having an oblon mouth and a downwardly-opening recess at t e front 9o end of the cup,of. an absorbent material in said recess adapted to deliver moisture in the path of the cup, a wiper carried at the rear of the cup and actin to dry the surface after treatment, and a s oe acting within the cup to stretch the skin laterally of the travel of the cup.

9. In a device of the class described, a cup, a longitudinally-apertured ni ple on thetop of said cup, means engaged t ereon adapted rook to exhaust air from the cup, a resilient band around said cup aording a recess to the Walls thereof, absorbent material in said recess and a vertically-adjustable shoe in' said cup.

10. In a massage suction-cup, a shoe susy pended centrally therein above the mouth of the cup, a rod adiustably engaged therein and in the top of the cup adapted to adiustl lthe shoe, a band inclo'sing said cup and absorbent material intermediate said band and 11o the cup.

11. 'Ihe combination with a suction-cup adapted for thermal a plications and havin a constricted mouth o a rotary shoe locate in and abovethe mouth, means holding the i 15 samefrom upward movement and means apy plying moisture in advance of the cup.'

l2. The combination with a massa e suction-cup having a restricted mouth a apted for thermal a plications and having a recess izo 4 in the front side thereof, la moisture-carrying medium in said recess, a lwiper-pivoted on the cup and carried at the rear thereof and a s iral 'shoe'ri idly supported in and above t e mouth of t e cup.' .Us

13. In a massage ysuction-cup, a yoke adjustably engaged therein ,and rollers Journaled on said yoke adapted to' exert lateral pressure on theY surface treated.

14. A massage suction-,cup providedwith L an outwardly-directed shoulder thereon, a band enga ed on saidA shoulder and depending below t e same to near the bottom of the cup, absorbent material in the recess thus formed, and a shoe adjustably engaged in said cup.

15. A rigid massage suction-cup having a restricted mouth of less width than length, a

recess at the front of the cup, an absorbent material therein, a resilient band engagin around the cup and affording the outer wa In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub'- g scribed my name in the presence of two subscrlbing witnesses.

EDWARD S. SAIGHMAN. Witnesses:

C. W. HILLS, W. W. WITHENBURY. 

